Asphalt Weekly Monitor
- East Coast retail asphalt and flux prices decline in many locations this week.
- Wholesale East Coast asphalt prices decline notably this week, flux slips lower as well.
- Wholesale East Coast asphalt prices decline notably this week, flux slips lower as well.(2)
- Retail assessments adjusted modestly lower in a number of locations.
- Retail assessments adjusted modestly lower in a number of locations.(2)
- Midwest wholesale prices assessed slightly lower this week for barges.
- Gulf Coast retail asphalt prices decrease in many markets, with some flux prices also lower.
- The Gulf Coast wholesale asphalt and flux price ranges decline.
- Rocky Mountain wholesale prices ease slightly—some retail assessments slip a bit as well.
- West Coast asphalt assessments adjusted slightly lower in Pacific Northwest areas.
- Western Canada Provinces reported no changes for retail and wholesale prices.
- Quebec asphalt selling and posted price ranges hold steady.
- Ontario asphalt selling prices and posted prices are assessed within last week’s ranges.
- Crude oil prices remain weak—December WTI ends the week at $81.01 a bbl–$1.05 below last week’s close on the November WTI contract.
- Western Can. Select (WCS) trades $15 below Dec WTI—or about $66 FOB Alberta.
- December Brent eases 3 cents this week, to $86.13 a bbl—or about $5 over WTI.
